Arrest info on 150,000 people accidentally deleted from police database
Minister says data was wiped during ‘standard housekeeping process’
NHS Digital spends £8m on four deals to support ‘Covid-19 rapid response’
Quartet of contracts awarded last month
Government consults with broadband firms on Huawei alternatives
Ministers seek to understand current use of vendor’s kit
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Major departments show marked decline in prompt-payment performance
Data shows that suppliers have been waiting longer to be paid as government deals with coronavirus crisis
Public testing begins on new NHS contact-tracing app
Software based on Apple and Google systems made available to Isle of Wight residents, with those in Newham to follow shortly
CCS opens £90m framework to drive government uptake of AI
Procurement agency invites bidders for dynamic purchasing system
Scotland supports SMEs’ use of tech in economic stimulus plan
Scottish Government will also provide funding for retraining
GDS annual programmes cost £5m less than expected
Cabinet Office annual report shows digital agency also brought in more than £2m in extra revenue
Government extends local fibre scheme after ‘a number of delays’
Fifteen local projects given until the end of 2021 to conclude rollout
Police leans on online assessment to meet recruitment ambitions
Candidates can now be assessed without any physical contact
Network problems disrupt G-Cloud 12 applications
CCS and GDS work to identify affected firms
Cabinet Office cleared for £30m plan to move back-office apps to SaaS
Spend-control data shows approval for eight-figure investment in project to migrate from on-premises infrastructure to hosted environment
Addressing government legacy IT to be ‘a key focus of spending review’
Chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay claims that half of government’s IT spend goes on supporting ageing kit
Treasury’s £250m IT deal with NTT Data to be extended into eighth year
Contract came with an initial seven-year potential term but will now run until 2022
Home buying goes paperless
HM Land Registry announces acceptance of electronic signatures for mortgages and other deeds
‘We are a British company with only British datacentres – and a commitment to pay our taxes’
UKCloud has joined the major cloud players in signing a public-sector wide agreement. The firm’s CEO Simon Hansford tells PublicTechnology why it’s important for government to have choice.
Minister defies value-for-money concerns to push ahead with £400m OneWeb buyout
Business secretary Sharma issues ministerial direction after perm sec flags up ‘significant downside risks’ of acquisition of bankrupt firm
Videoconferencing can benefit the NHS and patients long after coronavirus
The pandemic has provided a pressing use case for remote consultations but, according to Rowan Pritchard Jones of St Helens and Knowsley NHS trust, the technology has a lot to offer in the long term
Public sector cyber procurement quadruples in five years
PublicTechnology research shows a big spike in the number of contracts awarded to IT security specialists by public-sector buyers
CCS claims £1bn savings for public sector in FY20
Annual accounts show uplift in framework usage across both central government and the wider public sector
NHS suspends use of coronavirus test kits over ‘safety’ issue
Use of kits supplied by Randox has been paused ‘until further notice’
Recruitment firm wins £4m two-year GDS deal to provide government with ‘urgent’ digital support
LA International Computer Consultants wins contract to provide agile teams at short notice
Edinburgh presses on with full-fibre rollout
A third of homes across the Scottish capital have been equipped with the next-generation connectivity technology
Fewer frameworks and more ministerial muscle – how government can make good on its SME agenda
The results of techUK’s annual GovTech SME Survey suggest the Digital Marketplace has made a positive impact on access to the public sector tech market but, according to Henry Rex, there are barriers still to be overcome